Travel services in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Travel services was 24.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Trinidad and Tobago, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Trinidad and Tobago is 24.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 231.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 54.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2021.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 73rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 17.6% | — |
| 1976 | 16.3% | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 18.6% | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 19.5% | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 22.3% | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 22.5% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 25.4% | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 26.5% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 29.7% | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 33.0% | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 30.7% | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 27.5% | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 32.7% | +19.2% |
| 1988 | 37.9% | +15.7% |
| 1989 | 28.1% | -25.9% |
| 1990 | 26.6% | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 22.0% | -17.0% |
| 1992 | 21.1% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 23.4% | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 21.1% | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 31.0% | +47.0% |
| 1996 | 38.1% | +22.8% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 28.5% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 32.7% | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 44.5% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 54.7% | +22.9% |
| 2003 | 31.7% | -42.2% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | +24.8% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -39.4% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -67.6% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +23.9% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -55.8% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +34.5% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +58.7% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -54.6% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +24.2% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -51.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +481.8% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +109.9% |
| 2024 | 20.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 24.0% | +17.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 24.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.3%, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 24.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +481.8% | 1.7% | 9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.9% | 16.3% | 22.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 22.5% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.6% | 21.1% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 27.7% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 3.2% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 1.7% | 24.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More private sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Merchandise trade 48.6% (2025)
- Food imports 16.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 59.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,983 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -13.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Travel services in Trinidad and Tobago was 24.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2021.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for travel services?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 73rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 231.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.